Evening Class:
Yesterday evening, we had a guest speaker: Mike Irvin - the local 'Parks Victoria' ranger.
He talked to us about the jobs that he has been in, as well as all the things he does as a park ranger Mike talked about the difficult things he had to do - talk to people who are not cooperative, people performing illegal acts in public reserved areas, and capturing foxes and wild dogs - and how he sometimes had to put them down. However, he also spoke of the things he did enjoy doing, or were regular in his work, like opening up river openings, counting seals, and fighting bushfires.
Seeing how much one man can do for environment, and help natural processes along, as well as keeping balance of our natural resources was truly inspiring, and he had a very entertaining speech that was fairly interactive with many contributions from us - the audience - like asking questions, or answering the questions he asked.
Today:
Our first lesson of day was Thinking and Learning. This lesson was based around figuring how we learn best, and breaking down what kind of thinker we are. We had to answer a lot of questions about who we are as a person, which were broken into 4 categories, the logical (blue), risk taking (yellow), safekeeping (green) and emotional (red). After we did our first few activities, we were given a table with a few descriptors, and highlighted the top 24 that we felt described us. Later, we evenly divided the grid into four sections, which represented each brain sector. We then put the information onto a graph, and saw our dominant brain section. for me the sectors were as followed (in order from most dominant to least dominant):
- Logical: score of 11/24
- Risk-taking: score of 7/24
- Safekeeping: score of 3/24
- Emotional: score of 3/24
What we used is called the HBDI - Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument. It shows what type of thinker you are, and what you can improve on. I am not too surprise that I have a high logical thinking style, because I prefer objective subjects with definite answers (e.g. maths) rather than subjective subjects (e.g. English) but I would have thought my emotional thinking would have been higher. Although this is a great indicator of where I am at in my style of thinking, I know this isn't too accurate because majority of the descriptors were only based on one aspect of the 'thinking style' (e.g. green/safekeeping - organization, red/emotional - talking about your own emotions).
For afternoon class, we had another Passport class. In this one, we talked about evidence. First, we had a little activity. We were given a crime scene, and the worst forensic evidence that one could obtain. A finger print, and the size of some footprints. There were also some small details that were added, but the only solid evidence were the 2 examples I gave before. We were then given a list of suspects, and had to choose the one we thought committed the crime (which by the way, was stealing some money from a piggy bank). Our person of interest had a small paragraph given about them, and their fingerprint as well. In small groups, we had to build a case against them, and provide our evidence to the class. The reason we did this activity was to show us how important solid evidence can be. we then transitioned to the main part of the class. For every goal we set, we need to provide examples to prove that we have been working to achieve them. This could include videos, pictures (with a detailed description), and some feedback from teachers and students. This was also to prepare us for our PPI - Personal Progress Interview - which we will have in a few weeks time.
Teamwork Tuesday:
This week, my expo group (and the core 1 group) had a good vibe. We have finished our 3 day expo, and managed to do it on a positive note. Most people stayed chill, happy, and had fun, which is the best thing that can be asked for. ^-^